[2020] 1.5 Content Update -- Now Available!

: You can find the details for this event on the announcement page [url=https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/413150/announcements/detail/5364315219806928037]here[/url].

Hi everyone,

Santa came early... Stardew Valley's 1.5 update is now available! As always, this update is completely free for anyone who owns Stardew Valley.

1.5 adds a big piece of new content to the "end-game" of Stardew Valley.
Now, completing the Community Center is just the beginning...

It's not all about end-game content, though... there's plenty of new stuff all throughout the game, as well as useful improvements and convenience features.

This update also adds local (split-screen) co-op.

I like to keep most of the big stuff secret, so that you'll be surprised when you encounter it in game.
However, if you don't mind spoiling it, and want to know everything that's in the update,
here's a full changelog. [www.stardewvalley.net]



A no-spoiler list of some of the new features:

• Local (split-screen) co-op
  
• New people to meet
  
• New goals
  
• Many new items
  
• A new type of quest
  
• A new farm layout
  
• New game options like "remixed" bundles (see below)
  
• New character events
  
• A new Community Upgrade
  
• Home renovations (after you've fully upgraded your house)
  
• Ducks can now swim
  
• You can sit in chairs
  
• You can move your bed
  
• Fish Tanks
  
• A bunch of new furniture items as well as new furniture types like wall sconces
  
• New secrets
  
• 9 new music tracks
  
• And so much more... you'll just have to see, I can't bear to spoil it

If you are starting a new farm for this update, make sure to check out the new farm layout (Beach Farm) and the advanced game options menu (click the wrench icon in the lower left of the character creation screen). Choosing "Remixed" bundles randomizes the Community Center bundles with some brand new ones, and variations of the classics.

NOTE: To play split-screen mode, you'll need cabins on your farm to house the other players (Robin can build them, or If you're starting a new game, you can choose to start with cabins already placed on the farm via the advanced game options menu). Once the cabins are there, open your game menu, scroll down to multiplayer, and select "Start local co-op" . The other player can now press start on a controller to initiate split-screen.

Well, please have fun with the new update, and as always, thanks for playing Stardew Valley!

-ConcernedApe



Edit: We're aware of a crash if you're playing in a non-english language and you open one of the Community Center bundle menus. A hotfix will be coming out soon (Update 5:00pm PST... the hotfix is live!)

Edit 2 (TURKISH): we've released a hotfix for a crash that was happening when playing in Turkish (2:46AM PST)

Edit 3: at 2:30PM PST we released a hotfix for the issue where seeing the Leo event in multiplayer could cause non-host players to warp into the walls.